Why be a member a AATSP member? The reasons are endless:
- Annual Conference with more than 200 sessions.
- Downloadable, ready-to-use and customizable classroom resources
- Scholarship, Stipends & Awards for Teachers and Members
- Summer Study Abroad Programs in Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru & Spain: Tuition + $1,000.00 for travel
- Robert G. Mead, Jr. Travel and Study/Research Award: $1,000.00
- First-Time Attendee Travel Stipend for the Annual Meeting: $500.00
- Outstanding Teacher of the Year: Elementary, Secondary, Two-year College, University
- Outstanding Service Award
- Chapter Incentive Award
- Robert G. Mead, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award
- Mario Vargas Llosa Award
- ISE Language Matters Award
- Poster Contest — for K–12 students
- Announcements and Reminders — online newsletter published approximately every 3 weeks
- Hispania — articles on pedagogy, literature, linguistics, and computer-assisted language instruction; published quarterly
- Spanish and Portuguese Review — the AATSP’s official graduate student journal
- The Portuguese Newsletter — published semi-annually
- Conference Wrap-Up — published after each annual conference
- Career Center Online Job Postings — listing of available faculty teaching positions
- Chapters at the local/state level — AATSP activities closer to your home
- Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) — an honor society with benefits for secondary students
- Sociedad Hispánica de Amistad (SHA) — an honor society with benefits for middle/junior high students
- National Spanish Examinations (NSE) — a motivational competition for secondary school students
- Web-based assessment
- Online printable certificates for NSE
- If you are interested in participating in the National Spanish Examinations, contact Bridget Yaden, NSE coordinator for our chapter, at byaden@plu.edu.
- National Portuguese Exam (NPE) — a motivational, extra-curricular activity and contest for students.
- Outreach — a program that brings techniques and information from Annual Meeting workshops back to the chapters and school districts
- Association voice in the Joint National Committee on Languages
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